Time Magazine Contents Page JUNE 7, 1993 VOL. 141 NO. 23

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4

LETTERS 6

THE WEEK 17

MILESTONES 21

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COVER: Does He Have What It Takes?

With a White House staff shake-up under way and the lowest four-month approval ratings of any postwar President, many Americans are starting to wonder.

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DIPLOMACY: Cautious Chris

When it comes to foreign policy, no one seems to be in charge

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ITALY: Uffizi Outrage

Terrorists destroy not only human lives but the past itself

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SOUTH AFRICA: Never Together

The white right unites to fight black rule -- or secede

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FINANCE: How the Aga Khan Stumbled

Why his financial clout suddenly seems less princely

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WALL STREET: Bye Bye Brokers

How steely-nerved little guys are beating stock-market pros

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RELIGION: A Capuchin Sex Scandal

A report on a boys' school is the church's latest shock

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HISTORY: An R.F.K. Conspiracy?

A radio documentary scrutinizes the Senator's assassination

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CRIME: When Madness Is Not a Defense

A schizophrenic and brain-damaged man awaits execution

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MEDICINE: Genetic Pioneers

The inside story of the first children to undergo gene therapy

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ROYALS: Princess for a New Age

Why Masako Owada said yes to the future Emperor of Japan

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PROFILE: Philosopher with a Mission

Cornel West emerges as a key black thinker for the '90s

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CINEMA: Androgyny Is the Answer

English director Sally Potter brings Orlando to life

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REVIEWS

ART From Poland, a sculptor of huge talent. MUSIC New albums by Janet Jackson and Terence Trent D'Arby.

CINEMA Sylvester Stallone's Cliffhanger is a scary no-brainer. BOOKS Myopia mars a study of the politics of ivory in Africa.

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SPECTATOR: The Clinton-Show-Biz Connection

Don't blame Hollywood for the White House celebrity glut

PEOPLE 73

ESSAY 74

Cover: Photograph for TIME by Steve Liss

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